Non-attendance at a diabetes transitional clinic and glycaemic control

Practical Diabetes International

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 109-110i

  Masding, Mike G ^a,b   Klejdys, S ^c   MacHugh, B ^c   Gale, S ^c   Brown, A ^c   McAulay, A ^a  

^a POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Clinic non attendance; Diabetes; Transitional care

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 77952787424     PISSN: 13578170     EISSN: 1528252X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pdi.1456     Document Type: Article

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